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	Antarctica. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Antarctica is surrounded by the world’s stormiest seas.
		Antarctica’s frigid nature was revealed by the second voyage (1772–75) of the English explorer Capt. James Cook.
		Different parts of the Antarctic Peninsula and the islands of the Scotia Arc were explored by de Gerlache (1897–98), a Swedish expedition under Dr. Otto Nordenskjold (1901–4), the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition led by W. Bruce (1902–4), and two French expeditions led by Dr. Jean B. Charcot (1903–5 and 1908–10).
	www.bartleby.com /65/an/Antarctica.html (3428 words)

	Roosevelt Island
		Despite its midriver position, Roosevelt Island is under the legal jurisdiction of the Borough of Manhattan and New York County.
		Theodore Roosevelt Island is a national park located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. named after the 26th president of the United States.
		The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association purchased the 91-acre (37-hectare), wooded island in 1932 with the intention of erecting a memorial honoring Roosevelt.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/177/roosevelt-island.html (834 words)

	Antarctica - Search View - MSN Encarta
		The last continent to be discovered, Antarctica remained hidden behind barriers of fog, storm, and sea ice until it was first sighted in the early 19th century.
		Antarctica is a valued source of fossils, which provide a record of the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwanaland, and meteorites, including those from the Moon and from Mars.
		Antarctica’s relatively unpolluted, thin, and dry atmosphere allows scientists to study phenomena such as auroras, cosmic rays, and transmission of radio waves.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761565002__1/Antarctica.html (6707 words)

	Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
		West Antarctica is much younger than East Antarctica, and, although some rocks of up to 570 million years old have been found on the Antarctic Peninsula, the majority of rocks are between 2 and 225 million years old.
		Whereas East Antarctica consists of part of a shield of ancient continental rock, West Antarctica consists of a number of separate blocks of younger continental rock that joined to the East Antarctic shield late in its evolution.
		The rocks of West Antarctica show several similarities to the rocks of South America, and the northern mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Sandwich Islands are an extension of the volcanic arc of the Andean chain.
	main.wgbh.org /imax/shackleton/antarctica.html (1615 words)

	Qwika - similar:Antarctic
		The continent of Antarctica is so cold and dry that it has supported virtually no vascular plants for millions of years, and its flora presently consists of around 250 lichens, 100 mosses, 25-30 liverworts, and around 700 terrestrial and aquatic...
		Antarctica is not a nation and is not ruled by a single government or body, therefore no flag has been adopted for it.
		In the west of the Ross Sea is Ross Island with the Mt. Erebus volcano, in the east Roosevelt Island.
	www.qwika.com /rels/Antarctic (1794 words)

	Roosevelt National Park travel guide
		Roosevelt first came to the badlands in September 1883 on a hunting trip.
		Here in the North Dakota badlands, where many of his personal concerns first gave rise to his later environmental efforts, Roosevelt is remembered with a national park that bears his name and honors the memory of this great conservationist.
		Theodore Roosevelt National Park is in the colorful North Dakota badlands and is home to a variety of plants and animals, including bison, prairie dogs, and elk.
	www.world66.com /northamerica/unitedstates/northdakota/rooseveltnationalpark (277 words)

	Liberty - No Man's Land
		Several of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea have been occupied with this strategy in mind.
		It also gave Spain claim to a portion of Antarctica, which Argentina and Chile inherited when Spain ceded its sovereignty over the southernmost parts of the Western Hemisphere after the revolutions of the early 19th century.
		The British Signy Island and the Argentine Islas Orcadas bases, both located in the lonely South Orkneys, maintained a peaceful distance during the disturbance.
	libertyunbound.com /archive/2002_05/pendleton-antarctica.html (2671 words)

	After 4 Years of a School Takeover, Debate on Its Effect Still Rages - New York Times
		ROOSEVELT, N.Y. — Wiggling a colorful dragon puppet, the teacher spoke Mandarin to her second graders, and they answered.
		It has a staff of 492 — it is Roosevelt’s biggest employer — and 2,965 students, 99 percent of whom are fl or Hispanic.
		Trying to evaluate Roosevelt’s record over the last four years is complicated by the district’s haphazard record-keeping — both financial and academic.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/11/18/nyregion/18roosevelt.html?ei=5088&en=4d2df3e8e2255d18&ex=1321506000&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all (1557 words)

	WAIS: Documentation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Albert, D.G., and C.R. Bentley, Seismic studies on the grid eastern half of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica: RIGGS III and RIGGS IV: in The Ross Ice Shelf: Glaciology and Geophysics.
		Downdraw of the Pine Island Bay drainage basins of the west antarctic ice sheet, Antarctic Journal of the U.S., Vol.
		Robertson, J.D., and D.R. Gaylord, Sediments exposed on the surface of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, Journal of Glaciology, Vol.
	igloo.gsfc.nasa.gov /wais/bibliography (8588 words)

	Welcome to the Crown Colonies of Antarctica
		The Crown Colonies of Antarctica are a revised government for the political entity formerly known as the Kingdom of Mars (established in March 2001).
		Since Antarctica is mostly covered by thick icecaps and glaciers, there is very little territory that is barren soil and rock.
		We are also negotiating to build airstrips on Peter I Island (claimed by Norway and Westarctica) and the Balleny Islands (claimed by New Zealand as part of the Ross Dependency and by Westarctica).
	www.angelfire.com /scifi/mta/introms.html (887 words)

	Ross Ice Shelf Velocities
		During data reduction and analysis it was possible to obtain an indication of position errors for these one-pass solutions from the consistency of the data and the geometry of the satellite orbit (W.R. MacDonald, personal communication, 1973).
		Most of the stations with unacceptably large errors were near Roosevelt Island, or midway between Roosevelt Island and Crary Ice Rise, where there is strong convergence as two ice streams meet.
		Significant improvement in the velocity estimates for these stations was achieved by extrapolating from nearby control stations by using both the longitudinal strain rate between stations and the transverse velocity gradients calculated from the observed values of rotation rate and the strain rate tensor, as described in the last section.
	nsidc.org /data/velmap/ross_shelf/riggs/riggs.html (642 words)

	Dating ice flow change near the flow divide at Roosevelt Island, Antarctica, by using a thermomechanical model to ...
		Dating ice flow change near the flow divide at Roosevelt Island, Antarctica, by using a thermomechanical model to predict radar stratigraphy
		Employing a full thermomechanically coupled transient model, we use a direct search to determine which ice rheology best fits the observed bump distribution and surface profile, estimating the sensitivity of the dating to model parameters and exploring possible reasons for the observed asymmetry of the surface profile.
		Citation: Martín, C. Hindmarsh, and F. Navarro (2006), Dating ice flow change near the flow divide at Roosevelt Island, Antarctica, by using a thermomechanical model to predict radar stratigraphy, J.
	www.agu.org /pubs/crossref/2006/2005JF000326.shtml (412 words)

	Lulu.com - Self Publishing - Free (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The best works from BPR are submitted to the Roosevelt Review, a national collection of academic student policy work.
		Thayer writes: "Regardless of popular lukewarmness at the start, and of persistent official thwarting throughout, he roused the conscience of the nation to a sense of its duty and of its honor.
		Roosevelt sacrificed his life for patriotism as surely as if he had died leading a charge in the Battle of the Marne."
	www.lulu.com /browse/search.php?fSearch=(keywords:Roosevelt)&fSort=date&fSearchFamily= (719 words)

	Roosevelt's school board president resigns - Newsday.com
		District Superintendent Ronald Ross, who was criticized by auditors for scheduling an educational trip to Argentina and Antarctica at Roosevelt's expense, then canceling it without reimbursement to the district, has insisted he intends to remain on the job.
		Under state law, the takeover is scheduled for a gradual phase-out, starting in May. At that time, Roosevelt residents will elect one new board trustee, followed by one additional trustee each of the next four years.
		The number of students graduating with Regents diplomas has increased dramatically, and the district is in the midst of a $208.5 million project to rebuild or remodel all schools.
	www.newsday.com /news/local/longisland/ny-liroos1124,0,2889530.story?track=rss (514 words)

	GORP - Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
		Paul Kroegel, a German immigrant and boat builder, became the first manager of Pelican Island due to his affection for pelicans and his concern for their habitat and protection.
		On March 14, 1903, President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt issued an Executive Order that set aside Pelican Island as a "preserve and breeding ground for native birds." This historic event marked the first federal lands dedicated to the protection of wildlife.
		The waters and wetlands of Pelican Island are the lifeblood of the refuge and form a major ecological system that supports hundreds of species of birds, fish, plants, and mammals.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nwr/fl_pelic.htm (682 words)

	Huge bergs, warming probably not linked (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Large icebergs that broke off Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf in March, April and May 2000 aren't a consequence of the world’s warmer oceans, which scientists reported on March 24.
		Antarctica’s ice shelves are formed when ice from the ice sheet that covers almost all of the continent slowly flows to the shore to create shelves of ice floating on the sea.
		Melting of Antarctica’s ice shelves wouldn’t increase global sea levels because the ice is already floating on the water.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/resources/coldscience/aberg32300.htm (817 words)

	Roosevelt Island, Antarctica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roosevelt Island (79°25′S 162°00′W) is an ice-covered island, about 130 km long in a NW-SE direction, 65 km wide and about 7,500 km
		It was named by its discoverer R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd in 1934 for Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States.
		Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of Ross Dependency, which is claimed by New Zealand, whose claim is unrecognised by most other states.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roosevelt_Island,_Antarctica (134 words)

	Lake Roosevelt Vacation Rentals house - The Lake House at Lake Roosevelt
		A large farm table and a granite island in the kitchen provide seating for meals with a wonderful view of the lake.
		Two staircases provide privacy for our guests and their familes, with one accessing the bedroom wing and the other a family room The view of the lake is panoramic from the deck and just a few feet from the in-ground swimming pool.
		Lake Roosevelt is best known for it's endless miles of undeveloped shoreline and wonderful water sports.
	www.a1vacations.com /USA/Washington/vacation-HOUSE-Lake-Roosevelt/p205346.htm (519 words)

	Antarctica
		This island was chosen because a snowy ramp led up to the long sloping glacier giving the necessary access to the six thousand foot high plateau dividing the Antarctic Peninsula north and south to the mainland.
		Although I had since returned to Antarctica twice, including a trip directly to the South Pole in 1971, I never thought it would be possible to return to this uniquely special site and certainly not with my daughter, Karen, to be able to share it with her.
		They spent a year with their husbands on Stonington Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region during the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (American naval commander Finn Ronne led this expedition which discovered the Ronne Ice Shelf at the southern coast of the Weddell Sea).
	www.penguins51.com /antarctica.htm (5442 words)

	Roosevelt Island: definition, usage and pronunciation - YourDictionary.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		An island in the East River off the coast of central Manhattan Island.
		Renamed for Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1973, it is now largely residential.
		An island of Antarctica in the eastern part of the Ross Ice Shelf.
	www.yourdictionary.com /ahd/r/r0301100.html (75 words)

	EO News: Massive Iceberg Splits Off of Antarctic Ice Shelf - March 22, 2000
		A large iceberg was "born" early this week from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica near Roosevelt Island.
		The iceberg was formed from glacial ice moving off the Antarctic continent and calved along pre-existing cracks in the Ross Ice Shelf near Roosevelt Island.
		The calving of the iceberg essentially moves the northern boundary of the ice shelf about 25 miles to the south, a loss that would normally take the ice shelf as long as 50-100 years to replace.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2000/200003222106.html (393 words)

	Antarctic Peninsula Climate Variability Workshop - scambos Abstract
		Specifically we are determining : mean January temperatures using in situ AWS data (where available), skin temperature using AVHRR thermal data; melt season duration using AVHRR albedo measurements; SSM/I microwave brightness temperatures; historical records of surface air temperature; and radar backscatter strength associated with the presence of a percolation or saturation zone.
		Initial results show that the northeastern Ross Ice Shelf, near Roosevelt Island, has a mean January air temperature of about -5Â° C, moderate radar backscatter strength, and experiences extensive multiday melt events in many (but not all) years of the last two decades, but no ponding.
		The Larsen C ice shelf has a mean January temperature of about -1.5 Â°C and has very high radar backscatter, and experiences a melt season of about 50 days duration on average.
	academics.hamilton.edu /workshops/antarctica/abstracts/scambos.html (465 words)

	Planet Ark - Second big iceberg breaks off from Antarctica
		WASHINGTON - A second giant iceberg has broken off from Antarctica and is bumping into a huge iceberg that broke off the Ross Ice Shelf last week, researchers said on Friday.
		He said the new iceberg lies to the north and east of Roosevelt Island and is 80 miles by 12 miles (130 km by 20 km).
		The larger iceberg is 183 miles by 23 miles (295 km by 37 km), roughly the size of Jamaica.
	www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=6231 (336 words)

	What is the southernmost island in the Pacific?
		Well south of Easter Island are Macquarie Island (south of New Zealand) and the tiny islands south of Isla Santa Ines heading down to Cape Horn.
		But, as technically the Pacific reaches Antarctica (as do the Atlantic and Indian Oceans - the names Antarctic and Southern Ocean are not official), then Roosevelt Island would, I think be the one.
		Roosevelt Island is situated in the Ross Ice Shelf.
	www.funtrivia.com /askft/Question74189.html (231 words)

	GORP - Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, New York City
		Sagamore Hill was built by Theodore Roosevelt during 1884 and 1885 and remained his permanent home the rest of his life.
		Here Roosevelt died at the age of 60: and here Edith Roosevelt lived until her death in 1948 at the age of 87.
		By car is via the Long Island Expressway to exit 41N, Route 106 north to Oyster Bay and follow the signs.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nhp/ny_sagam.htm (301 words)

	THE-EDGE: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The political roots of the American conservation movement are easily traced to President Theodore Roosevelt, who is today remembered as a great president in large part because he was an ardent conservationist.
		In addition, your father signed the international protocol protecting the vast continent of Antarctica, which I was pleased to discuss with him during a visit in 1991.
		Now on the 20th anniversary of the disaster, Bee and Shukla are plaintiffs in a class action suit demanding a clean up of the noxious factory site and damages to cover health monitoring and medical costs incurred from years of soil and water contamination.
	www.earthisland.org /project/newsPage2.cfm?newsID=605&pageID=177&subSiteID=44 (1671 words)

	Exploration: Mechanised Age
		In his first expedition to Antarctica from 1928 to 1930, Byrd established a base, Little America, on the Bay of Whales.
		They ran out of fuel half-way near Roosevelt Island and they had to complete the journey on foot.
		He subsequently led several expeditions to the Himalayas, and on a 1967 expedition to Antarctica made the first ascent of Mount Herschel.
	library.thinkquest.org /26442/html/explore/mechanised.html (804 words)

	Second Enormous Iceberg Breaks Off From Antarctica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He said the new iceberg lies to the north and east of Roosevelt Island and is 80 miles by 12 miles (130 km by 20 km).
		The larger iceberg is 183 miles by 23 miles (295 km by 37 km), roughly the size of Jamaica.
		Researchers say large chunks are breaking off of Antarctica for several reasons, some due to global warming.
	www.rense.com /general/icebreak.htm (317 words)

	Geotimes - May 2000: Field Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Peeling off Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf, an iceberg nearly the size of the island of Jamaica has polar scientists buzzing.
		Satellite imagery taken on March 30 revealed the massive iceberg’s break-away from the Ross Ice Shelf northeast of Roosevelt Island and not far from U.S. McMurdo Station, the “gateway” station and largest of the three U.S. research stations in Antarctica.
		University of Chicago researcher Doug MacAyeal is attempting to model the potential path of the iceberg as it drifts away from the ice shelf.
	www.agiweb.org /geotimes/may00/fieldnotes.html (454 words)

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